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The Sleep, Affective Neuroscience, and Development Lab ( www.sleepneuro.pitt.edu ) is seeking a full-time Research Project Assistant to lead participant clinical evaluations in studies examining how sleep and circadian rhythms impact mood in adolescents and young adults with or at-risk for mood disorders. This person will be responsible for conducting participant consent/assent and standardized clinical assessments; completing clinical documentation and data entry; and providing clinical supervision to junior staff. This individual will work closely with a lab coordinator, other research staff, directed research students, and the data manager. This is a hybrid position with 2-3 days of remote work per week.

This position is grant funded.

Responsibilities:

• Share responsibility of managing the day-to-day activities for the research project.

• Assist the project coordinator with participant payments as needed.

• Assist the project coordinator in coordinating flow of participants through the project, including screening, tracking contacts and attendance, and maintaining current information on how to contact participants, etc.

• Handle all special projects for research protocol(s).

• Collaborate in all recruitment activities of research subjects.

• Handle both administrative and research job duties as needed for research protocol(s).

• Conduct informed consent procedures for adolescent and adult research participants entering study protocols

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and structured psychiatric interviews needed to make psychiatric diagnoses

• Able to maintain a flexible schedule including evening and weekend hours.

• Provide supervision to junior staff members

• Share on-call coverage for participants study protocols as needed.

• Complete documentation and data entry related to research assessments in a timely fashion

• As needed, assist with scheduling assessments, managing participant payments, data entry, project administrative tasks, and other research study tasks

• As-needed, conduct standardized study assessments involving screening interviews, questionnaires, sleep-circadian measures, and computer tasks.

• Helping develop lab clinical protocols and documentation procedures

• Demonstrate respect and sensitivity to study participants. Interact skillfully with adolescent, young adult, and clinical populations.

• Handle sensitive clinical and research data in compliance with University, State, and federal requirements.

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in psychology, neuroscience, sociology or related research field.

• Minimum of 2 years of work experience in a research project and/or related clinical setting is required.

• Prior training in structured diagnostic clinical interviews preferred.

• Knowledge of DSM-5 required (mood disorders experience is preferred).

• Familiarity with computers and common software packages required. Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook).

• Comfortable using videoconferencing (e.g., Zoom, Teams).

• Working knowledge of research methodology strongly preferred.

• Prior supervisory and/or project management experience preferred.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work flexible hours, including evening and weekend hours.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34 with renewal

• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran